The Medical Council's role is to protect the public interest in respect to individual doctors. A
key task in fulfilling this role is to maintain accurate and dependable registers. The publication
of the General and Specialist Registers occur regularly however. the likely availability of the
Registers in an electronic format in the near future will increase their utility and accessibility.
This study represents the first publication by the Medical Council of data gathered as part of
the registration process. Data from the Annual Retention Fee process provides a unique insight
into the medical profession in Ireland.
This study provides a baseline on which further work will build. It is hoped to provide regular
perspective on the makeup and professional ac tivities of doctors registered with the Medical
Council

The Medical Council's role is to protect the public interest in respect to individual doctors. A
key task in fulfilling this role is to maintain accurate and dependable registers. The publication
of the General and Specialist Registers occur regularly however. the likely availability of the
Registers in an electronic format in the near future will increase their utility and accessibility.
This study represents the first publication by the Medical Council of data gathered as part of
the registration process. Data from the Annual Retention Fee process provides a unique insight
into the medical profession in Ireland.
This study provides a baseline on which further work will build. It is hoped to provide regular
perspective on the makeup and professional ac tivities of doctors registered with the Medical
Council

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Medical Council

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A survey of registered Medical Practitioners, 2001.

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Study

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